Chapter 76


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    Chapter 76 An Ill–fated Breakup


    “Exactly! As long as you let me buy you dinner this one time, I’ll let go of this matter entirely,” Eugene


    immediately promised.


    “Fine,e pick me up.” Erin hung up after updating him on her whereabouts. It’d be for the best if she


    could just get rid of someone so clingy as soon as she could.


    While walking to where they both agreed to meet up, she typed a message to Chandler via WhatsApp.


    “I’ve already sent my mom home. I’ll be having dinner with a friend, so I’ll be backte.”


    Less than ten secondster, she received Chandler’s text. “With who?”


    After giving it some thought, she recalled one week ago when Chandler had stopped ordering Hans to


    tail her, so she felt that


    she should be more honest with him too.


    “My bestie’s ex–husband.”


    “Eugene?” He texted back within seconds.


    Just as she was about to type her answer, she received a call from Chandler instead.


    “Why are you having dinner with him, Erin?” he quizzed. He sounded bewildered, and she could even


    hear that he was suppressing anger over the phone.


    Thinking back to the incident where Eugene had molested her, she felt that it’d be a hassle to exin


    everything to Chandler there and then. Moreover, she knew that he’d start thinking all sorts of bad


    things afterward, so she thought up an excuse to appease him, “He wanted to ask me about Holly.”


    “You’d bettere home before ten tonight if you know what’s good for you!” he eximed after letting


    out an exasperated sigh.


    And as usual, he hung up first.


    As she helplessly put away her phone, she couldn’t help but think of his threat. Surely, his idea of


    punishment was to make her beg for his forgiveness. It made her cheeks turn hot as she thought about


    how lustful Chandler had be these past two weeks and that he kept demanding more from her.


    She let out a sigh. It was a good thing her period wasing soon. At least she could rest for a few


    days.


    Around ten minutester, Eugene’s Lamborghini finally pulled up to the Neweast Train Station. His


    eye–catching luxury car immediately caused more than just a few heads to turn when it arrived at the


    dingy–looking ce.


    Erin immediately walked over to his car once she noticed the license te. He’d already unlocked the


    car door for her, so it didn’t take her long to slip into the passenger’s seat.


    Half a minuteter, the sports car sped away from the train station.


    Forty minutester, Eugene took Erin to the city’s most famous revolving restaurant.


    It was a special kind of experience to get a seat in a restaurant one hundred and sixty stories off the


    ground and dine while enjoying the city’s night view.


    Since she never really had much of an appetite, to begin with, and not to mention that she was now


    facing a man she never wished to meet in the first ce, she could only feign politeness in front of him.


    He ordered the best Ferrence meal the restaurant could offer for the both of them. The only thing he


    wanted now was to spend more time with her.


    Erin’s face was stony as she ate, and she hardly even looked at Eugene the entire time.


    After enduring her icy silence until it was time for dessert, he finally exploded in a rant, “You’ve been


    stone–faced to me the entire time, Erin! How am I supposed to feel at ease when I go hometer when


    you still refuse to forgive me.”


    With that, she lifted her head and gave him a proper look before saying, “You certainly look like you’ve


    been out in the sun for


    too long.”


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    That instantly brought a grin to his face, entuating his handsome features and immediately turning


    him into the sole eye candy in the restaurant. But just as he was about to speak, his sharp eyes fell on


    a couple who had just walked into the


    premises.


    The woman in question was his ex–wife, Holly, and the man apanying her looked so fine that his


    mere presence was enough to make every female diner turn their heads to gawk at him.


    The man’s exquisite and handsome appearance was pleasing to the eye, and judging from his smile,


    he seemed to be in a good mood. His gaze then locked on the young woman in a yellow chiffon dress.


    The woman he was looking at was livelier and more free–spirited whenpared to all the other


    women in the restaurant. It was none other than Erin, the woman whose natural beauty was enough to


    beat all the heavily powdered women in the room.


    Sean, wearing a fashionable suit befitting an aristocratic gentleman like himself, walked up to Erin and


    said, “What a coincidence. Are you on a date too?”


    The moment Holly saw them together, she felt a twinge of displeasure in her lieart, which was why she


    didn’t go up to Erin to say hi first.


    Erin, on the other hand, was all smiles. “Are you here to grab dinner too, Holly?” she said happily,


    standing up to greet her.


    Holly merely red at her with a trace of jealousy in her eyes. Erin was undoubtedly a natural beauty.


    Even without any makeup on, she still looked too beautiful to ignore. Her malepanion tonight,


    Sean, was a living, breathing example of that. Not to mention her ex–husband Eugene, who had


    always seen Sean as his rival in love. With Erin talking to her with such an innocent and simple look on


    her face, it was the first time she ever resented her friend.


    “Well, aren’t you a jokester, Erin? What else can I be here for apart from having dinner? Do you


    suppose I came all this way to watch a movie?” Holly said sarcastically.


    Her snarky remark instantly caused the smile on Erin’s face to fade away. She wasn’t stupid either, as


    she could sense that Holly was mad at her. She then turned her gaze to Eugene, who had been staring


    at her with a strange look on his face the entire time, before looking back at Holly and suddenly


    realizing something.


    Erin continued grinning as she exined, “Holly, it just so happened that Eugene ran into me, so we


    both decided to grab dinner together. He even brought your name up while we were talking just now.”


    Not knowing Eugene would refuse to y along, he immediately retorted, “Oh, shut up, Erin. You know


    damn well that I didn’t mention her name at all!”


    It caused her to be at a loss for words for a split second. “Look at how embarrassed he is, Holly! To


    think that he’s still trying to hide it until now,” she replied nervously, not wanting to escte the matter


    into a bigger misunderstanding.


    “Don’t you use the excuse of being Holly’s best friend to twist our rtionship, Erin! She’s my ex, okay?


    You’re the one I invited out for dinner tonight, so I’m damn well not sharing this table with anyone!”


    Eugene barked as he purposefully shot


    Sean a hostile re.


    Not only did Sean bring his ex–wife over for dinner, but it seemed like he knew Erin too, which made


    Eugene hate him even


    more.


    Sean, who had been hung out to dry this whole time, finally let out augh and said, “Ha! Who knew


    that dinner would be so entertaining tonight? You don’t even need to go to a cinema for a good show


    like this. You guys won’t mind if I grab a chair to sit and watch, right?”


    Holly merely snorted the more she listened to Eugene and Erin. “You two can stop acting already. Erin,


    as Eugene said, he’s no one but is my ex–husband only. You have the right to date anyone you want,


    especially now that you’re single after your divorce. It’s not like I can do anything if you two feel any


    spark-”


    Erin was finally at her limit as she interrupted her, “What’s wrong with you, Holly? Did you really have to


    be so hurtful with your words? Don’t tell me you don’t know how I feel about Eugene? I only agreed to


    have dinner with him tonight because I wanted to give him ast chance to apologize, but if this is


    enough to make you angry, then I’ll take my leave.”


    She then pulled back her chair, picked up her bag, and left the building. When Eugene attempted to


    stop her, she shot him a cold look. “Don’t follow me!” she yelled.


    As Holly stared at Erin leaving the restaurant by herself, she could only stand in ce with an


    embarrassed look on her face. Not only did Erin’s words make her feel ashamed of herself, but they


    also helped here to her senses. She realized that she only said all those awful things to her


    because her mind had gone haywire the moment she spotted Eugene.


    Holly started to regret everything. To think that she had doubted her best friend so easily!


    “What are you gawking at? Go after her! Didn’t you say that Chandler was your best friend? Then you


    should be in charge of sending his girl home!” Holly shouted at Sean.


    “Well, aren’t you an interesting one? I never thought you would want me to take the fall after you


    used your friend like


    that.” He smirked.


    “Just take it as I’m begging you right now! I don’t even have the guts to look her in the eyes now.” Holly


    whimpered as a wave of emotion swept her.


    “Fine, I’ll help you this time since you said that. It’s your treat next time, alright?” Sean said with a nod.


    “Fine, fine, it’s my treat next time! Just go already!” she urged.


    With that, Sean got out of his seat and started running after Erin.


    Back at the restaurant, Eugene stared at Holly with a disgusted look on his face. “You’re pathetic! It


    took me so long just to get Erin to agree to have a meal with me, but you just had to show up and


    cause a scene! Don’t tell me that you’re only jealous now?”